All Blacks flyhalf Carlos Spencer will undergo surgery on Monday for a fractured jaw and may miss up to four matches for the Auckland Blues, who continue to struggle in rugby union’s Super 12.
Namibia is extremely proud of advocate Philomina Bience Gawanas being one of the five women appointed to the Commission of the African Union. The Namibian champion of human rights and women’s empowerment handles the social affairs portfolio in the union’s secretariat. Gawanas is a lifelong campaigner for women’s empowerment.
The Telkom Charity Cup — which is soccer’s contribution to the destitute, elderly and poor — managed this year to raise more than R2-million, the first time in its history that the Charity Cup has been able to raise such an amount. The money was on Monday distributed to a number of needy organisations.
Safety and removing unfit drivers from South Africa’s roads are not the issues behind a two-day minibus taxi strike that started on Monday, organisers said. The strike and a protest march on Monday were to protest against taxi drivers in Gauteng being harassed for not having permits.
Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United host FC Porto in the European Champions League on Tuesday in what is looking more and more like a defining moment of truth. At 2-1 down from the first leg of their first knockout round clash, United badly need a Champions League triumph to boost confidence among the ranks.
Real Madrid lost big in its 1-1 draw, and AC Milan and Werder Bremen maintained their leads on Sunday. In England, defending FA Cup champion Arsenal and rival Manchester United both advanced to the tournament’s semifinals. Madrid’s Ronaldo left the field with a tear in his left thigh muscle.
A 71st-minute strike from Siza Dlamini secured a 2-1 win for Golden Arrows in an exciting Premier Soccer League match against Dynamos at Giyani Stadium in Thohoyandou on Sunday. Arrows were first on the board after a deliberate build-up and Mlungisi Gumbi made no mistake with his 12th-minute goal.
Zimbabwean security authorities have impounded a United States-registered aircraft that landed at the country’s main international airport with military equipment and 64 men aboard suspected to be mercenaries, Home Affairs Minister Kembo Mohadi announced on Monday.
Unseasonal heavy rainfall has turned the pitch for the first Test match between New Zealand and South Africa into a spin bowler’s paradise. New Zealand usually offers infamously green and slow pitches but heavy rain last month, five times the February average, has killed the grass on the Hamilton wicket and left turf manager Karl Johnson with a headache.
Western Province duly completed a crushing innings and 186-run victory against Griqualand West in their Supersport Series Super Six match at Newlands on Sunday. As in the first innings, the Griquas batting imploded and the match was completed well before lunch on the final day.